Setting up the HP Media Server is the simplest server install I have ever done. Brings back memories of NT server installs which might take hours, or even worse early Netware installs, which might take a day just to format the drive.

Basic install took about 10 minutes, and another 5 minutes to set up the workstation and start backing up.

The only thing that bothers me is that it seems I cannot customize the backup time for different machines. This is kind of limiting, since different machines are used at different times and it’s better to have the backup running when the workstation is not in use.